It's so much fun to make a pencil case. This time I made 16 little granny squares. I sewed 8 granny squares twice, so I had two sides. Then I crocheted an edging. While making the outer edging I did a few chain stitches (only on one side) that can be used as button holes. I made the other side the same way, but without the button holes. When that was all done I sewed both halves. I sewed a few buttons on the other side, on the same height as where the button holes are. This project is not very difficult and a lot of fun to make. I already made many projects with granny squares. Click here to see all blog posts with granny squares. Do you want to know how to make a granny square? Click here for a photo-tutorial.

What a great book! The book Bloemenpoppen haken of Bas den Braver, also known as Zabbez, is filled with gorgeous colourful patterns. In the book you will find 17 patterns: a butterfly, a bee and all other patterns are gorgeous flower dolls. The patterns are very easy to read and Bas invented a nice way to refer to the colours he has used. You'll see when you buy the book or when you scroll through it. Every flower doll has it's own character, you can read about every doll at the beginning of every pattern. Do you want to see more of Bas? Go to his website Zabbez, follow him on Instagram or watch the interview he gave at Koffie & Wol. You can purchase the book Bloemenpoppen haken here (in Dutch). His patterns are available in his Etsy-shop.

My new book Crochet in the City was published two months ago but it still feels like yesterday that I held the book in my hands for the first time. It's such a great and cool adventure to make a book, and all work that it takes to make it is so worth it. The patterns of the pillows on the photo above are all in the book. If you ask me which one is my favourite I don't think I can choose. I loved making them all and it's so cool to see these pillows in different colors on Instagram for instance. So if you made a project from my book, I'd love it if you send me a photo or if you tag me in your online post. If you're interested in getting a copy of the book, see this page on my blog. There's a map at the bottom of the post where you can see where the book is being sold. The book is written in both Dutch and English (the same way my blog posts are written: English below Dutch) and of all projects you can find crochet diagrams and written patterns in the book. Have a lovely day!

Every week you can join my link party called Link Your Stuff. You can post pictures of your projects at Link Your Stuff just like many other bloggers do. But there are more fun link parties like this. On this page on my blog you can find a collection of link parties. I found the pattern of this supercute avocade at one of those parties. It's a free pattern of Left-Handed Crocheter, and if you click here you go directly to the blog post where you can find the pattern. Also, click here to see many more fun patterns made by Left-Handed Crocheter. Happy crocheting!

And again it's very hot outside, so the making of this blanket goes very slowly. For this blanket I made a very large granny square. When the width of the blanket was right, I continued on one of the sides with the pattern of a Granny Stripe blanket. This way the blanket will become a rectangle. I change color every single row, so working away yarn ends will take some time.I'm using Phildar Phil Coton 3 and a crochet hook size 3mm. It would be nice if the blanket is finished when fall starts, but if the weather continues to be as nice as it is right now, I'm not sure if I'll manage. If you don't know how to make a granny square, click here for a blog post with a pattern and a photo tutorial. Have a lovely Sunday!

The past few weeks we had great weather, and therefore I didn't blog as much as I had planned. Not only was it too hot to sit inside, the weather was just too good to sit behind a computer. As a result, I skipped sending out newsletters a few times and I also didn't pick up my crochet hook as often as I usually do. But luckily, there were all kind of fun things going on. For example, this month my book Crochet in the City was extensively reviewed in the magazine Crochet Now (issue 30). It has become a very nice and comprehensive article and it is very cool to read that Crochet Now is enthusiastic about my book. In addition to the review - in the section The Book Club - you will find a lot of nice patterns in the magazine, including a beautiful blanket of Blazenka Simic. Blazenka was at the Crochet Meetup at EchtStudio last month. I already knew her from the Instagram account BlageCrochetDesign. But there's lots more in the magazine: a shark blanket, a granny square jumper and the magazine comes with three glitter crochet hooks. How cool is that? It made me very happy for sure.Are you curious about the magazine and do you want to read the article yourself? You can check out here where you can get purchase the magazine, both a physical copy and a digital version. Have a nice day!